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A. SPADONE! RUBBER COVERED HOSE.

No. 338,312. Patented Mar. 23, 1886.

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AMADEE SPADONE, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

RUBBER-COVERED HOSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,312, dated March23, 1886.

Application filed November 25, 1885. Serial No. 193,973.

To all whom it may concern,-

Be it known that I, AMADEE Sranonn, a citizen of the United States.residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Rubber Hose,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of hose which is made partly ofrubber and partly of textile fabrics or materials laid in consecutivecircular layers about a central inner surface or tube.

Up to the present time cotton duck, linen, or cotton in woven, braided,or webbed fabrics has been used to make up such layers. In order torender the cotton or linen material of the hose durable, it is necessaryto infuse into, saturate, or impregnate it with antisepties, to insureits security against rot or decay.

The object of my invention is to combine with the indiarubber, in themanufacture of hose, a material or fabric of such character that will doaway with the necessity for antiseptics, and develop a hose of greaterdurability than any on the market.

Another object of my invention is to introduce such a combination ofmaterials as will safely meet present pumping and pressure practice, asillustrated in the demands of fire hose and railroad-brake practice.

To such ends my improvements are based upon the special and well-knowncapacity of silk and the animal hairs and wools, more especially camelshair, to withstand rot or decay.

Certain of my improvements consist in the combination of silk, of animalhair or wool, or fabric made from any one or more of them withindia-rubber in the manufacture of hose.-

Certain other improvements consist in the consequent reduction inweight, bulk, or stiffness of the hose construction, making the sameless cumbersome and by far more easily handled, bent, or reeled inactive service or in packing. In consequence of the increased tensilecapacity of silk and the animal hairs and wools, more especially camelshair and the fabrics made therefrom, I develop acorrespondingly-increased improvement in the strength of hose bothlongitudinally and radially, varying with the methods of plaiting,weaving, fabrication, or wrapping of the layers to be constituted aspart of the hose con struction.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent No model.)

a hose construction embodying my improvements, and consisting of one ormore layers, B, of rubbercoated silk, animal hair or wool materialwrapped about a central tube of rubber, A, and covered with an outerlayer of rubber, C. Figs. 3 and 4 represent a second sample of hoseembodying my improvements, and consisting of an inner tubing of rubber,A, and an outer'layer or coating, B, of tubular fabric, woven of silk orof animal hair or wool, or any two or three of the materials combined.

The detail method of manufacture of the hose is of course the same asthat in which cotton, linen, and like materials are now used, and is sowell known to persons skilled in the art that it is not necessary todescribe the same in this specification. By such well-knownconstructions, and by the use of silk or the animal hairs or wools, I amenabled to produce a hose which, by actual test and trial,

can withstand far greater pressures, much harder usage and strain, andat the same time be much lighter in weight and less bulky to handle thanany now in' use. WVhere demand is made for a protective casing of othermaterialsuch as canvas, duck, leather-for heavy street usage, it may ofcourse be attached in the usual mtnuer; but I am of the opinion that nosuch protection is or will be necessary, and will only tend to defeatthe object aimed atthat of incorporating in the hose construction allthe lightening, strengthening, and enduring features for which silk orthe animal hairs or wools or their fabrications are introduced. An outercoating of rubber is sufficient for ordinary purposes.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure AMADEE SPADON E.

Witnesses: I

WM. H. WEIGHTMAN, MATTHEW HAWE.

